Portuguese football superstarCristiano Ronaldo (Cristiano Ronaldo) announced his retirement from the national team, ending his 23-year international career. At the age of 41, he ended his national team career through an Instagram video. Since debuting for Portugal in 2003, Ronaldo has scored 146 goals in 234 games. He is not only the leading goalscorer in the history of men’s international football, but also the leading goalscorer.
Ronaldo made many records during his tenure with the national team. He led Portugal to win the European Nations Cup in 2016 and led the team to win the UEFA Nations League in 2019. He has represented Portugal in 5 editionsworld cup He has won 6 European Nations Cups and has had an international career spanning over 20 years, making him an important symbol of the Portuguese national team.
After Portugal was eliminated from the 2026 World Cup, the outside world once believed that Ronaldo’s international career was coming to an end. Cristiano Ronaldo later revealed that he had considered leaving the national team, but decided to continue playing after persuasion from others.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Saudi Arabia’s team Al Nassr, has recently had a clash with the Portuguese team. In September this year, when Portugal defeated Norway in the UEFA Nations League, Ronaldo publicly disagreed with head coach Jorge Jesus because he did not have a playing schedule.
➤➤➤C Ronaldo was so angry that he left the Portugal team’s training camp and his official Instagram lost 1 million followers in a day
➤➤➤Cristiano Ronaldo left the team without permission and was suspended for 30 days and fined 255 euros by the Portuguese Football Association… He earned it back in 39 seconds
Although Ronaldo had previously insisted that he was still willing to accept a call-up to the national team, this time a video posted on Instagram has officially confirmed his decision to end his international career.
Following Cristiano Ronaldo’s retirement, the Portuguese national team will lose its longtime captain and scoring record holder in team history.
